{"id":126179,"date":"2026-09-25T12:08:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T06:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=126179"},"modified":"2026-09-25T12:08:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T06:38:51","slug":"tokay-gecko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/tokay-gecko\/","title":{"rendered":"Tokay Gecko"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Tokay Gecko Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence intercepted two persons at Bandar Chalia Gaon Ground, Mariani, Assam and seized 86 live Tokay Geckos from them.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Tokay Gecko<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The tokay gecko or <\/span><b>gekko gecko<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is an arboreal <\/span><b>lizard species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the <\/span><b>largest gecko species.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are two variants of tokay geckos<\/span><b>: a red-spotted and a black-spotted.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Appearance: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its body is bluish-grey with bright orange, red, or yellow spots.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Habitat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They live <\/span><b>in tropical rainforests, rock crevices<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or manmade environments with a variety of microhabitats.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 They are found across <\/span><b>southeast and east Asia.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Characteristics of Tokay Gecko<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Males are <\/span><b>highly territorial<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and will defend their chosen area against other geckos and intruders.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are <\/span><b>solitary, nocturnal hunters<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and are more <\/span><b>likely to sit and wait for prey<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> than to actively forage.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They use their <\/span><b>nostrils and tongues together to capture scent particles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and transfer them to the <\/span><b>Jacobson&#8217;s organ, allowing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> them to effectively &#8220;taste&#8221; the air.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The tokay gecko can <\/span><b>cast off its tail in defense<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, breaking it off at several sections.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Communication:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This species <\/span><b>communicates vocally<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, using calls to find members of the opposite sex during the breeding season and as a means of defense.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Diet:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They are <\/span><b>carnivores <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(insectivores) that feed mainly on insects and small vertebrates.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Conservation Status of Tokay Gecko<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>IUCN Red List: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Least Concern<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>CITES:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Appendix-II\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wildlife-protection-act\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972<\/a>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Schedule I<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2314150&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tokay Gecko or gekko gecko is an arboreal lizard species. 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